Autistic adults at Bittersweet Farms / Norman S. Giddan, Jane J. Giddan, editors.

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, [2009]

xii, 212 pages : black and white illustrations ; 22 cm

First published by The Haworth Press, NY and EUROSPAN/Haworth, London, transferred to digital printing 2009 by Routledge.

Based on presentations from the conference, Farmstead habilitation model--valid for the 21st century? held at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo, June 24-25, 1988.

Historical rationale of the therapeutic community / Thomas O. Karst -- Farmstead residential community : Bittersweet Farms / Bettye Ruth Kay -- A potpourri of information from staff / Bettye Ruth Kay, Thomas O. Karst, Jane J. Giddan, Marion Boss, John Murray -- Treatment settings in the United Kingdom for autistic adults / Sybil Elgar -- Community services for autistic adults and children / Jane Salzano -- Treatment and education of autistic and related communication handicapped children / Eric Schopler, Mary E. Van Bourgondien -- Consulting behavioral management team / Paul Mitch, Thomas O. Karst, Joan Koch -- Communication issues / Jane J. Giddan -- Farm life and physical activity / Shelly Collins, Lori LeFevre-Mitchell -- Music and the handbell choir / Joanne Cafiero -- Behavioral and research influences on educational and clinical programs / Eric Schopler -- State funding regulations / Rett Zuberi, Bettye Ruth Kay -- Funding and politics / Joseph Olecki, Bettye Ruth Kay, Jane Salzano, Mary E. Van Bourgondien, Robert Tyner -- Perspectives on Bittersweet Farms / Beth Meyer, Nancy Shea, Barbara Anderson -- Adaptation and change in a residential farmstead community / Thomas O. Karst, Mary E. Van Bourgondien.

Includes bibliographical references and index.